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Gemini is such a breath of fresh air in comparison with the Web. It just seems to pure in comparison.
2 years ago · 👍 martin, cobradile94, neuropirate, bronzie_beat
@tskaalgard Of course. It hasn’t *completely* replaced it for me, either. It’s not designed to, but I find myself preferring to browse it over using any social media. · 2 years ago
@cobradile94 Gemini hasn't like, completely replaced the Web for me or anything but I find myself spending more and more time here as the months go on. It really does feel like the old Web in some ways, and yet is a lot more approachable and usable than Gopher. It's great. · 2 years ago
I know exactly what you mean! Gemini does a fantastic job at recreating that thrill of exploration and community the World Wide Web lost years ago! I legit find myself exploring Gemini rather than use social media on my phone or iPad when I’m not on my PC. I haven’t even touched thise apps in a long time. · 2 years ago
in a way this also means that a lot of "inhabitants" of geminispace are developers and sysadmins. and bloggers that also hang out on gother. i keep pondering about discovery and all that, still. gemini is great, and parts of it are not so great. in the end i spend my time rather here than anywhere else. i'm happy that it exists :p · 2 years ago
Yeah. It's very satisfying to be using something small and simple enough that building a client and server can be readily achieved by a single person in their spare time. The increased independence from profit motives, from corporations, is really nice. This is what I'd like to see more of: useful production in the margins, independent (as much as possible) from corporations.
This feeling is also what's been driving my grumpiness with things like Tik-Tok as of late, to be honest. I really dislike that we're so dependent on corporations for the formation of our culture and relationships these days. Gemini is really a nice step back from all that. Very cozy in comparison. · 2 years ago